☰
Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

El Instinto

Play trailer Poster for El Instinto 2024 1h 32m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
ABEL (30) is a brilliant architect who suffers from agoraphobia. His career is in danger due to this pathology and the only option to remedy it is the intervention of JOSÉ (50), a professional dog trainer, who is convinced that he can help him overcome it. When the treatment begins, Abel is not aware that José's intentions go beyond trying to overcome his agoraphobia. When he realizes it, it's too late and he struggles to get rid of that person who has irretrievably gotten into his life.

Critics Reviews

View More (2)
Kat Hughes THN An intensely taut psychological thriller, El Instinto makes a fantastic calling card for Juan Albarracín. Rated: 3/5 Sep 2, 2025 Full Review Joel Harley Starburst Pereira manages to sell Abel’s sense of helplessness without coming across as a complete pushover, while Cayo emanates a quiet sense of menace in the time leading up to his going all-out mask off barking mad. Rated: 4/5 Aug 29, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
El Instinto

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Juan Albarracín

Director

Javier Pereira

Actor

Fernando Cayo

Actor

Eva Llorach

Actor

Rocío Bernal

Actor

Pepe Villena

Actor
View All

El Instinto

View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis ABEL (30) is a brilliant architect who suffers from agoraphobia. His career is in danger due to this pathology and the only option to remedy it is the intervention of JOSÉ (50), a professional dog trainer, who is convinced that he can help him overcome it. When the treatment begins, Abel is not aware that José's intentions go beyond trying to overcome his agoraphobia. When he realizes it, it's too late and he struggles to get rid of that person who has irretrievably gotten into his life.
Director
Juan Albarracín
Producer
Juan Poveda, José Egea, Dany Campos, Iván Emery Arnáiz
Screenwriter
Juan Albarracín
Production Co
Twin Freaks Studio, Horizon Media, Pópulos Films, Trilita Films
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 32m